orchard in manhattan

1 1/4 oz Louis Royer Force 53 VSOP Cognac (1 1/2 oz Courvoisier VS)
1 1/4 oz Cocchi Sweet Vermouth
1/2 oz Apple Brandy (Morin Calvados Selection)
1/2 oz Becherovka
1 dash Apple Bitters (Dashfire Spiced Apple)

Stir with ice, strain into a coupe, and garnish with an apple slice.Two Sundays ago, I opened up my new purchase of Adam Ford's Vermouth book, and when I flipped to the recipe section, the Orchard in Manhattan by Sother Teague at Amor y Amargo called out to me. The idea of a Harvard Cocktail (a/k/a a Cognac Manhattan) with apple and winter spice accents seemed rather appealing, so I set to work. In the glass, the Orchard in Manhattan unfurled toward the nose with apple, grape, clove, and cinnamon aromas. Next, a grape-driven sip grew into Cognac, apple, cinnamon, clove, and herbal flavors on the swallow.